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John Garfield Publicity Photo Film Noir Force Of Evil 1948-2010 #2 Poster
by David Lee Guss
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John Garfield Publicity Photo Film Noir Force Of Evil 1948-2010 #2 poster by David Lee Guss. Our posters are produced on acid-free papers using archival inks to guarantee that they last a lifetime without fading or loss of color. All posters include a 1" white border around the image to allow for future framing and matting, if desired.
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John Garfield, born Jules Garfinkle, was known as Julie, by his friends. His was the most prominent film career destroyed by the infamous black list.... more
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John Garfield, born Jules Garfinkle, was known as Julie, by his friends. His was the most prominent film career destroyed by the infamous black list. He refused to name names before the House Un-American Activities Committee. The stress and a weak heart caused his premature death at 39 in 1952. He remains one of my favorite screen actors.
This is a publicity photo from the 1948 film noir "Force of Evil" which Garfield produced. The film's director Abraham Polonsky was blacklisted for twenty years.
About David Lee Guss
I first became obsessed with photography and motion pictures while growing up in post WW2 Manila in the Philippine Islands in the late 1940's/early 1950's. Film noirs were a particular influence. But my first love remains the theater. I acted in numerous amateur productions from 1958 to 1978. In 1979 I earned a MA in drama from the University of Arizona; earlier getting a BA in English from the University of Minnesota, where I co-founded the first film society on campus and ran it for four years. While at the U of A, I studied with the master black and white photo essayist W. Eugene Smith (1918-1978) the last year of his life. I am the last person cited in Jim Hughes' definitive biography of Gene, as I wrote about attending his final...
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